(Greek cheir, “hand”; manteia, “divination”), art of characterization and foretelling the future through the study of the palm also known as palmistry or palm-reading consists of the practice (or pseudoscience) of evaluating a person's character or future life by "reading" the palm of that person's hand. (The Greek components of the word "cheiromancy" carry implications of "hand-divination".

Also known as "palm reading", it is the divinatory practice of forecasting future events by interpreting the physical characteristics of the hands and fingers, most notably by the lines of the palm.

The divination by examination of the hand.